[Heatwave has only few months with human-made technology, but millions of years experience with machines.]
[Never with a Tehnopath]
[He doesn't expect her to recover so fast and the shock she sends startles him more than it actually does damage. He does the mental equivalent of reeling back, and his comm is halfway through cycling down before he catches it. Reversing the process would damage the comm, so he lets it complete its shut down and hurries it back through turning on. Then he laughs, and her voice might come through her audio in starts, stops, and static.]
You're like me!
[Now that he knows she can't get through to anything dangerous - just like him - he pulls back and works on blocking her access to his comm. No more attacking. If he has to, though, he'll try and stick her comm in an infinite loop to give him time to solidify those defenses. His irritation at her threat was gone. Now he's just excited.]
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[Never with a Tehnopath]
[He doesn't expect her to recover so fast and the shock she sends startles him more than it actually does damage. He does the mental equivalent of reeling back, and his comm is halfway through cycling down before he catches it. Reversing the process would damage the comm, so he lets it complete its shut down and hurries it back through turning on. Then he laughs, and her voice might come through her audio in starts, stops, and static.]
You're like me!
[Now that he knows she can't get through to anything dangerous - just like him - he pulls back and works on blocking her access to his comm. No more attacking. If he has to, though, he'll try and stick her comm in an infinite loop to give him time to solidify those defenses. His irritation at her threat was gone. Now he's just excited.]